[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 176 (Thursday, September 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55824-55825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20011]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-903, A-523-813]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Sheet From the Republic of Korea and 
the Sultanate of Oman: Antidumping Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), 
Commerce is issuing antidumping duty orders on polyethylene 
terephthalate sheet (PET sheet) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and 
the Sultanate of Oman (Oman).

DATES: Applicable September 10, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Sliney at (202) 482-2437 
(Korea) or Matthew Renkey at (202) 482-2312 (Oman); AD/CVD Operations, 
Offices III and V, respectively, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on July 22, 2020, 
Commerce published its affirmative final determinations in the less-
than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of PET sheet from Korea and 
Oman.\1\ On September 3, 2020, the ITC notified Commerce of its final 
affirmative determinations that an industry in the United States is 
materially injured within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the 
Act, by reason of the LTFV imports of PET sheet from Korea and Oman.\2\
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    \1\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Sheet from the Republic of 
Korea: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 85 FR 
44276 (July 22, 2020); and Polyethylene Terephthalate Sheet from the 
Sultanate of Oman: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value, 85 FR 44278 (July 22, 2020).
    \2\ See ITC's Letter, ``ITC's Notification of ITC Final 
Determinations,'' dated September 3, 2020 (ITC Notification Letter).
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these orders is PET sheet from Korea and 
Oman. For a complete description of the scope of the Orders, see the 
Appendix to this notice.

Antidumping Duty Orders

    On September 3, 2020, in accordance with sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) 
and 735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final 
determinations that an industry in the United States is materially 
injured by reason of imports of PET sheet from Korea and Oman.\3\ 
Therefore, Commerce is issuing these antidumping duty orders in 
accordance with sections 735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act. Because the ITC 
determined that imports of PET sheet from Korea and Oman are materially 
injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from 
Korea and Oman, which are entered or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, are subject to the assessment of antidumping duties.
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    \3\ See ITC Notification Letter.
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    As a result of the ITC's final affirmative determinations, in 
accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction 
by Commerce, antidumping duties equal to the amount by which the normal 
value of the merchandise exceeds the export price or constructed export 
price of the merchandise, for all relevant entries of PET sheet from 
Korea and Oman. Antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated 
entries of PET sheet from Korea and Oman entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after March 3, 2020, the date of 
publication of the Preliminary Determinations,\4\ but will not include 
entries occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures 
period and before publication in the Federal Register of the ITC's 
injury determination, as further described below.
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    \4\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Sheet from the Republic of 
Korea: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value, Postponement of Final Decision, and Extension of 
Provisional Measures, 85 FR 12500 (March 3, 2020); and Polyethylene 
Terephthalate Sheet from the Sultanate of Oman: Preliminary 
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 
Postponement of Final Decision, and Extension of Provisional 
Measures, 85 FR 12513 (March 3, 2020) (collectively, Preliminary 
Determinations).
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 736 of the Act, Commerce will instruct 
CBP to continue to suspend liquidation of PET sheet from Korea and Oman 
as described in the Appendix to this notice which are entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of 
publication of the ITC's notice of final determination in the Federal 
Register. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in 
effect until further notice.
    We will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the 
amounts as indicated below. Accordingly, effective on the date of 
publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination, CBP 
will require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit 
estimated duties on this subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to 
the cash deposit rates listed below.\5\ The all-others rate for each 
country applies to all producers or exporters not specifically listed.
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    \5\ See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
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Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins

    The estimated weighted-average dumping margins for each antidumping 
duty order are as follows:

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                                                       Weighted-average
                  Exporter/producer                     dumping margin
                                                           (percent)
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Korea:
    Jin Young Chemical Co., Ltd. (JYC) and Jinyoung                 7.19
     Co., Ltd. (JYL) (collectively, the Jin Young
     Group).........................................

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    Plastech Co., Ltd...............................               52.01
    Chungdang Co....................................               52.01
    K Stout Co......................................               52.01
    Kemicolor Corp..................................               52.01
    KP Tech Ltd.....................................               52.01
    Moojin Che......................................               52.01
    OKS Poly........................................               52.01
    Puyong Industry Co..............................               52.01
    Samjin Plastic Co...............................               52.01
    Sangil Corp.....................................               52.01
    SK Chemicals....................................               52.01
    Tae Kwang New Tech Co., Ltd.....................               52.01
    Unidesign Co....................................               52.01
    All Others......................................                7.19
Oman:
    OCTAL SAOC-FZC (OCTAL)..........................                4.74
    All Others......................................                4.74
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Provisional Measures

    Section 733(d) of the Act states that suspension of liquidation 
pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in 
effect for more than four months, except that Commerce may extend the 
four-month period to no more than six months at the request of the 
exporters representing a significant proportion of exports of the 
subject merchandise. At the request of exporters that account for a 
significant proportion of PET sheet from Korea and Oman, we extended 
the four-month period to six months in the Preliminary Determinations, 
published on March 3, 2020. Therefore, the extended period, beginning 
on the date of the publication of the preliminary determinations, ended 
on August 29, 2020. Pursuant to section 737(b) of the Act, the 
collection of cash deposits at the rates listed above will begin on the 
date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our 
practice, we will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of 
liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, 
unliquidated entries of PET sheet from Korea and Oman entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after August 30, 2020, 
the first day provisional measures are no longer in effect, until and 
through the day preceding the date of publication of the ITC's final 
injury determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation 
will resume on the date of publication of the ITC's final determination 
in the Federal Register.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty orders with respect to 
PET sheet from Korea and Oman pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act. 
Interested parties can find a list of antidumping duty orders currently 
in effect at http://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
    These orders are published in accordance with section 736(a) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).

    Dated: September 3, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these orders is raw, pretreated, or 
primed polyethylene terephthalate sheet, whether extruded or 
coextruded, in nominal thicknesses of equal to or greater than 7 mil 
(0.007 inches or 177.8 [micro]m) and not exceeding 45 mil (0.045 
inches or 1143 [micro]m) (PET sheet). The scope includes all PET 
sheet whether made from prime (virgin) inputs or recycled inputs, as 
well as any blends thereof. The scope includes all PET sheet meeting 
the above specifications regardless of width, color, surface 
treatment, coating, lamination, or other surface finish.
    The merchandise subject to these orders is properly classified 
under statistical reporting number 3920.62.0090 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS 
statistical reporting number is provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive.

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